Legal Opinion
Wirtz v. Barnes Grocer Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 1, 1968No. 19007PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN PELT, District Judge.
This is an action under the Fair Labor Standards Act of June 25, 1938, for injunctive relief. Following a trial, the District Court dismissed the complaint. See Wirtz v. Barnes Grocer Company, 271 F.Supp. 894. Plaintiff Secretary of Labor has appealed.
The primary question involved is whether the three defendants are one enterprise within the meaning and definition of the Act.
Barnes Grocer Company of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, has since 1933 been engaged in the wholesale grocery business. Barnes sells the. defendant’s three stores and one other Piggly Wiggly store and a…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Wirtz v. Hardin & CompanyDistrict Court, N.D. Alabama · 1964
- W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Hardin & Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- West v. Wal-Mart, Inc.District Court, W.D. Arkansas · 1967
- Wirtz v. Barnes Grocer Co.District Court, E.D. Missouri · 1967
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- George P. Shultz, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. E. E. Falk, Individually and as a Partner in Drucker and FalkCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1971
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